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Place nameStonehenge
Other namesStanhengist
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude51.183
Longitude-1.85
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Large standing stones surrounded by an earthwork, dating from Late Neolithic Period-Early Bronze Age (ca. 1800-1400 BCE). Studies have suggested three building periods. Although its religious functins are undertermined, axial alignments to the sun and moon suggest sky worship.
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